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Latin Career News - September 2006

Career, Employment and Diversity
 
Forum cites need for more bilingual mental-health workers
Monmouth County, NJ is trying to address the critical need for more bilingual, bicultural mental-health professionals to provide services to the Latino community.


Latino differences at work
A recent NSHP online survey revealed that Hispanic professionals believe they are more passionate, collaboration-oriented, and self-managed than their non-Hispanic co-workers.


Ad Agencies Pledge New Devotion to Diversity
For the first time, 11 advertising agencies have signed binding agreements, punishable by fines, to increase the number of minorities in their management ranks.


Minorities in law must build relationships
T. Deon Warner, a former hiring partner at Andrews & Kurth and managing partner of the Warner Law Firm, speaks about the hunt for diverse legal talent and the reasons why many minority lawyers leave firms after only a few years.


Hiring growth eases concern about recession
With hiring improving, the jobless rate dropped to 4.7 percent for the total workforce, while the unemployment rate for Hispanics held steady at 5.3 percent.
 
U.S. Hispanic and Latin America News
 
Hispanics will top all U.S. minority groups for purchasing power by 2007
Hispanic buying power in the United States will draw even with African-American buying power in 2006 -- at just under $800 billion -- and is projected to exceed it in 2007, according to a recently released report.


U.S. warns of possible bombings in Colombia
The U.S. Embassy in Colombia has told its staff to stay away from upscale shopping malls and restaurants in the capital, saying it has information that leftist rebels are planning a possible bomb attack.


New Conviction for Peru spy chief
Peru's ex-intelligence chief Montesinos gets a 20-year jail sentence for selling arms to Colombian guerrillas.


Democrats, Republicans Criticize Chavez
Bush critics and supporters alike are condemning Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s speech at the United Nations in which he called President Bush “the devil.” Some are even boycotting Citgo, the U.S.-based refining arm of Venezuela's state-run oil company.


The World’s Most Remote Digital City
Intel Corporation has created a wireless, high-speed Internet network for residents of Parintins, Brazil, a town on an island in the Amazon River. This new initiative is expected to improve the healthcare and education of its 114,000 residents and advance the lives of future generations.
 
Featured Employer
 
Johnson & Johnson

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LatPro News & Articles
 
Premium Processing Now Available for EB-3 Visas
LatPro's legal expert James Root tells you how to get on the fast-track for certain EB-3 immigrant visa applications with a new program that promises processing in 15 days.


The Society Of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Selects LatPro to Develop Job Channel For Tech Professionals
LatPro has designed, developed and now powers a new state-of-the-art online career center for the largest and fastest growing Hispanic technical organization in the US.


Weddle's User's Choice Awards
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Upcoming Events
 
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15, 2006
From September 15 through October 15, the nation recognizes the economic, cultural and social contributions of the more than 41.3 million Latinos residing in the United States. A variety of events will be held throughout the nation to celebrate this year's Hispanic Heritage Month. See a List of Events Here.


Executive Diversity Career Fair - New York
October 12, 2006 -- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Embassy Suites, 102 North End Ave., New York, NY

Job Fair geared toward executive, managerial and professional minority candidates and women, including recent graduates of M.B.A. and J.D. programs.


NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo - Cincinnati
October 26-28, 2006 - Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH
Join the National Society of Hispanic MBA's for its 17th Annual Conference and Career Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thousands of Hispanic MBA students and professionals will attend this conference for networking, professional development and career opportunities.


Visit LatPro's calendar for employment events, career fairs and conferences that are of interest to Hispanic professionals. Know of an event that should be listed? Submit an event here.
 
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